Jason Feifer

And I can say that this is a pain in the ass, but also that the outcome is awesome. All of it can be true. So it's more fun, frankly, to me and more cathartic to me when I have the sympathetic ear of a friend who can be like, yes, that sucks. It's more interesting to me to talk about the challenges of parenthood than to talk about the delights of parenthood.

I actually find talking about the delights of parenthood to be completely boring. I never want to talk about it. But that's not to say that they don't exist. It's just like they're mixed in with all these other things. And I feel like I have to spend more time grappling with the hard stuff because that's where my... Those are the knots that I have to untie.

I actually find talking about the delights of parenthood to be completely boring. I never want to talk about it. But that's not to say that they don't exist. It's just like they're mixed in with all these other things. And I feel like I have to spend more time grappling with the hard stuff because that's where my... Those are the knots that I have to untie.

I actually find talking about the delights of parenthood to be completely boring. I never want to talk about it. But that's not to say that they don't exist. It's just like they're mixed in with all these other things. And I feel like I have to spend more time grappling with the hard stuff because that's where my... Those are the knots that I have to untie.

Whereas the awesome stuff, we take for granted something that somebody told me at some point, and I can't remember the context, but they told me that just a remarkable thing that humans do is... that we can return back to a normal state for ourselves. If something is really exciting, it's exciting for a bit, and then it returns to whatever our normalness is.

Whereas the awesome stuff, we take for granted something that somebody told me at some point, and I can't remember the context, but they told me that just a remarkable thing that humans do is... that we can return back to a normal state for ourselves. If something is really exciting, it's exciting for a bit, and then it returns to whatever our normalness is.

Whereas the awesome stuff, we take for granted something that somebody told me at some point, and I can't remember the context, but they told me that just a remarkable thing that humans do is... that we can return back to a normal state for ourselves. If something is really exciting, it's exciting for a bit, and then it returns to whatever our normalness is.

If something's really sad, it's sad for a bit, and then we return back to normal. We just have a good ability to do that. Yes, things can throw that off and some things are too traumatic and it's hard to get back to normal. But generally speaking, that's what we do. And I find that true for myself in basically all circumstances.

If something's really sad, it's sad for a bit, and then we return back to normal. We just have a good ability to do that. Yes, things can throw that off and some things are too traumatic and it's hard to get back to normal. But generally speaking, that's what we do. And I find that true for myself in basically all circumstances.

If something's really sad, it's sad for a bit, and then we return back to normal. We just have a good ability to do that. Yes, things can throw that off and some things are too traumatic and it's hard to get back to normal. But generally speaking, that's what we do. And I find that true for myself in basically all circumstances.

If I'm really excited about something, it's great, but also the excitement wears off pretty soon. And even the worst things that have happened in my life, I've told myself, you will return to normal. I've seen it happen enough times that it will come back to normal and it always does. So When things are really high, I don't have to grapple with them.

If I'm really excited about something, it's great, but also the excitement wears off pretty soon. And even the worst things that have happened in my life, I've told myself, you will return to normal. I've seen it happen enough times that it will come back to normal and it always does. So When things are really high, I don't have to grapple with them.

If I'm really excited about something, it's great, but also the excitement wears off pretty soon. And even the worst things that have happened in my life, I've told myself, you will return to normal. I've seen it happen enough times that it will come back to normal and it always does. So When things are really high, I don't have to grapple with them.

It's not like, oh, what is this highness and what do I do with it? But when I'm feeling frustrated, I do have to grapple with it because that's when I really want to return to normal. And that's, I guess, probably why if I'm to self-assess myself here, I think that's why I end up talking a lot about parenting like that.

It's not like, oh, what is this highness and what do I do with it? But when I'm feeling frustrated, I do have to grapple with it because that's when I really want to return to normal. And that's, I guess, probably why if I'm to self-assess myself here, I think that's why I end up talking a lot about parenting like that.

It's not like, oh, what is this highness and what do I do with it? But when I'm feeling frustrated, I do have to grapple with it because that's when I really want to return to normal. And that's, I guess, probably why if I'm to self-assess myself here, I think that's why I end up talking a lot about parenting like that.

But the end result is the same, which is like you build your normal and the normal is the thing that matters. And in a way, that's kind of what we've been talking about here. This episode is like, what is normal? And then what is the new version of normal that you will kind of establish and always be returning to?

But the end result is the same, which is like you build your normal and the normal is the thing that matters. And in a way, that's kind of what we've been talking about here. This episode is like, what is normal? And then what is the new version of normal that you will kind of establish and always be returning to?

But the end result is the same, which is like you build your normal and the normal is the thing that matters. And in a way, that's kind of what we've been talking about here. This episode is like, what is normal? And then what is the new version of normal that you will kind of establish and always be returning to?

Oh, the actual act of it. Yeah. We don't report stories about the dog woke up and had a nice bowl of food and went to sleep. Yeah. We report when the dog something terrible happened to the dog. So, you know, most people have a totally good experience and then it's just not worth talking about because it was a totally normal experience.